Sports Code Beach Volleyball
Sports Code Beach Volleyball
Beach Volleyball is rapidly growing in New Zealand school and Ōtūmoetai College is fortunate enough to have it’s own sand court on site! Beach volleyball is competitively played 2 on 2. However some player’s enjoy playing 4 on 4 or 6 on 6 as well. The Beach Volleyball scene in Tauranga kicks off in Spring each year with ‘have a go’ days and trials being held towards the end of term 3.
Selection Process
End of Term 3
Training Times
TBC – generally lunchtimes and some before and after school
Event Dates / Game Days
BOPSS Year 9 – Thursday 12 November – Mount Beach
BOPSS Year 10 – Wednesday 11 November – Mount Beach
NISS Junior Champs – Saturday 21 November – Auckland
BOPSS Seniors – TBC (Normally Nov) – Mount Beach
NZSS Senior Champs – Tuesday 15 December to Thursday 15 December – Mount Beach
Season Dates
Term 1 and Term 4
There will be Junior and Senior Secondary School events in term 4, hosted by Volleyball Bay of Plenty (VBOP), North Island Junior Secondary School, hosted by North Harbour. New Zealand Secondary School Beach Champs, is hosted by Volleyball New Zealand (VNZ) in December.
VBOP will also begin hosting social leagues and competitive tournaments at Mount Maunganui Main Beach as we move closer towards the Middle of Summer.
Senior player can try their hand against some other local players and earn points to help them enter higher level events. Serious players can event travel to enter other regional tournaments.
The season continues through the Summer and into Term 1 with the Inter-Provincial Champs (IPC) in January and February.
Finally, the season is completed towards the end of Term 1 with the G.J. Gardener Pro tour for the best athletes in New Zealand. And then followed by an international event called ‘Futures’.
Through Term 4 and Term 1, the Sand Court at Ōtūmoetai College will constantly be full of players; improving their skills, soaking up the sun, training for events, and having fun!
Event Venues and Transport
Most events are at Mount Maunganui Main Beach
Uniforms
Singlets collected before tournaments at Shed One
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